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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-05
LUCE OF A
How That Sealskin Coat Found q
-Wifeless Owner.

Wifeless Owner.
Mr.. Rod D. Leggat is a ~good-looking
bachelor, genial in manners, domestic in
his disposition, with q smile and a good
word for his friends, possessing a fair share
Of this worlds wealth and excellent pros.
poets Of gaining ore. Hetakes i'll or good
luck without being thrown off his mental
balance and is just the kind Of q man upon
whom Fortune seems to delight in shower
ing her favors.
A day or two before last Christmas"Rod,'
a. he 10 Familiarity called by his friends,
concluded to treat himself to q suit OF
Sands & Boyce's best, and after making
the purchase he vas presented with several
tickets by the salesman. who informed him
they represented that number of chances
to draw q $500 sealskin coat. Rod put
the tickets in his vest pocket and thought
no more about them.
Last Saturday morning he took his usual
bath in his bachelor apartments on Mon
tana street, and while engaged in his ablu-
tions his mind reverted to a memorandum
of some business transaction which he pro-
posed to close in the near future. He dried
himself, put on his under garments and,
without waiting to. complete his toilet,
reached up in bis vest pocket for the mem
orandum. This he fonnd and read and
threw down OF the bed beside the tickets.
ticket, 7.126, caught his eye. This re-
minded him of what the salesman at Sands
& Boyce told him, and remembering
reading in The MINER a few minutes
before that ticket No. 1925 drew the prize
he ran the tickets over and found the
lucky number upon the last one in his
hand. Without waiting to dress lie vent
into his sitting room, took up the paper,
and satisfying himself that he had the
winning ticket, he laid it on the paper ON
the table, aud returned to the bath room.
After robing himself be went to his room
and-the ticket was gone. The paper was
on another table, but no ticket wat to be
seen.
"Lee," said Rod to the Chinaman, who
putting the room in order, where is
The little paper that was on that big one,"
pointing to TIE MINER.
me no, sabe. Ne clean him table,. me
see no ticket" answered the Cinnamon,
who was brushing the sweepings OF the room
with some bits of paper, in a dust pan,
was loon to be thrown in the fire.
The thought OF losing the coat. and pos
sibly some fair maiden whom it would fit
hOds eyes, and throwing q
searching glance at the dust pan, he saw
The tiny bit of paper sticking out among it's
found company, which the laundering
was about to cast into the devour-
ing element beneath the stove lids. With
The bound Of Il tiger Rod plucked the bit OF
paper from the pan, like "a brand from the
burning" while the astonished heather let
% the whole gatherings, which fell scatter
ng upon the floor.
The rest is SOON told. Rod got the coat,
Ind now, like the Irishman who found a
ynch pin and wanted a wagon made for it,
Rod is looking for some one who will fill
aides who long for a beautiful seal
kin coat, and who wouldn't object to have
good looking husband thrown in with it.
nay now find an opportunity to gain both.
'Barkis is willin'."
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-05
A BOLD CONFIDENCE GAME.
by Which . Man Was Rabbed of
Gil, 600.

011,O 900.
MOBILE, January 3.-Louis Nadin, a
Frenchman residing il this city, made the
startling discovery yesterday that he had
been robbed as long ago as the 30th OF No
vember, OF about $11,OO in money and
bonds, by q bold and successful confidence
game. Some time in the latter part of
November Nadin made the acquaintance of
a fellow countryman, lately arrived, and
the new acquaintance introduced him to a
third party. The three became very init
mate. In the course of time they succeeded
in inducing Nadin to display his wealth by
first showing him q large amount of secur-
tiles and gold one OF them
had in q box in his hotel, and Nadin
insisted that was a dangerous proceeding
and insisted IN going with him to remove
the money to q safe place. As the box was
opened and
ITS GOLD AND BONDS DISPLAYED
Nadin was called from the room, leaving
his own money behind. When he returned
his friend told him that be had put his
(Nadin's) treasure into his own box, which
he had turned over to q Mobile man for safe
keeping. Nadin never suspected anything
wrong until yesterday, when he broke open
bis friends box and found nothing in it but
q number of newspapers and a lot of old
lead. The police have been notified. In
the treasure box was found q printed card
the inscription, "F. Bingham, n~egocia- |
bret paschiaro, suiese."
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-05

Mrs. Osborne's Saturday night opening
oil the Green Rooms ON Park street vas
an ovation. Her multitude OF friends
Aocked to geo her and hear her COMIC
songs, and . most profitable, - well -
pleasing New Years night wse passed,
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-05
A Suicide,

NIAGARA. N. Y, January IA man
dressed in dark clothes committed suicide
here to-day by jumping from the railroad
suspension bridge into the rapids 1875 feet.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-05
A Disastrous Collision.

SAN ANTONIO, January 3.-OGicials Of the
Southern Pacific railroad furnish p~articu-
lars of a disastrous collision ON that road
last Friday night 200 miles west of here.
Accounts OF the accident previously tele-
graphed are confirmed by the officials who
state that nine Mcxicans were burned to
death among the wreckage. The men were
riding on an open car when the collision
occurred. The car was driven under q
heavy laden box car on the top of which
several others had piled when the entire
wreck took FIRE roasting alive the Mexicans
who were pinned down on top of the fiat
car. None of the bodies were recognized
when recovered.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-05
A Papal Consistory.

RoME. January 8.-It 10 stated that the
Pope will hold . Consistory on the goth
mat, when hs will nominate q number Of
Bishops,
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-05

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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-05
MRS. toCAK'S FUND.
to Try the Train Robbers
The Presidents Message.
Cattle Company Assigns - General
News.
The Logan Fund.

WASHINGTON, January at has been
decided to invest the Logan fund in U. 8.
1 per cent. bonds, and Capt. George E.
will purchase at once q first install
ment Of $4,000 worth, which have been
registered in Mrs. Logan's name, and deliv-
cred to her. A subscription OF $1,000 was
from Montreal, with the
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-05
Will Of . BeRgar Contested.

NFw YORK, January 3.-The contest
over the property Of the late millionaire
miser and beegar, James Henry Paine, was
continued to-day. The contest is between
the legal heirs, and Jas. H. Wardwell. who
claims a will was made by Paine, giving
him the property, but be has been unable
to get possession of tho document. Among
the witnesses was N. R. Price, night man at
the Young Mems Christian Association
building. He testified that Paine once told
him that q lawyer vas pushing Wardwell
money. and that his will had been
drawn for the purpose OF making the law
yer suppose he was going to leave his prop
erty to Wardwell. who would pay all his
debts. Paine said he had never signed the
will, and never intended to.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-05
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Estate of Robert Giruon, decea.ed.
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned,
executor of the last will and testament of Robert
GirtOn, deceased, to the creditors of and all per-
sons having claims against the said deceased, to
exhibit them, with the necessary vouchers,
within four months after the first publicatio 3.
Of this notice. to the said Executor ut his resi-
dence in MissOula Gulch, near West end of
Granite st. in the County of Silver Bow.
Dated Nov. 22nd, 1.86. FREDERIC COOWE,
Executor OF the last will and testiment of Rob.
ert Girton, deceased.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-05
A Brutal Murder.

DENVER, January 8.-A. E. Nickens, one
OF the most prominent colored men in the
city was brutally assassinated il a barber
shop some time last night. His body lying
upon the floor in the shop in a great pool
of blood was discovered early this morn
ing. The assassin had struck him on the
back of the head with a beer bottle produc-
ing a fracture of the skull. He then took
=. razor and cut his throat from ear to
ear. leaving a gaping wound six inches long
and two inches across, exposing the spinal
colGmn which had been partly severed.
Nickens had $500 on his person late last
night and al only IS we're found after the
it is supposed the crime was COM
mitted for robbery. Charles Green wat
employed by Nickens who rooms in the
latter's house. He was arrested on sus-
picion and over half the money found hid
under his bed. The slain man leaves a
wife and three children.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-05
Photoeraphine Robbers.

ST. LOUIS, January Fired Wittrock,
Thos. Weaver and w. w. Haight, the latter
OF whom was brought here from Louis vile
yesterday, were photographed az the four
companions to-day. These are the only
ones Of the train robber gang who viii be
prosecuted here. All the others who were
arrested have been released with the ex-
ception OF Oscar Cook, who will answer to
the court in this city. All money found in
the possession of Kinney, Mrs. Haight,
and the others has been recovered, and as
they knew nothing Of the robbery until
their arrest the express company considers
that nothing is to be gained by prosecuting
them. As to
FROTHINGHAM's GUILT
or innocence detectives and officials of the
company have little to say. 1t is believed,
however, that Witrock's contemplated Of
fetal statement of the robbery will remove
all suspicion that he CFrothingham) wal
in any way voluntarily connected with the
robbery.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-05

The ALBEMARLE, MoNTREAL,(
December 20, 1886.
Capt. Geo. E Lemon. Washington, D. c.:
DEAR SIR:-Feeling and knowing that we
have lost our best friend We may ever ex-
pect to have-a soldier. q statesman,
and more than all, a gentle.
man, l take pleasure in contribu-
thug to the fund for Mrs. Logan
$1,000. Please notify me where and to
whom I shall send q check.
Respectfully, GEO. N. MURRAY.
United States military telegraph operator
under Gen. Jno. A. Logan:
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-05

ton of the reader is now invited.
SHOWS EARLY LIFE.
In the small country village of Mantua,
Portage county, Ohio, on the Sd day OF
April, 1914, Lorenzo Snow was born. His
parents were Oliver Snow and Rosetta l..
Pettibone Snow. The fl ther was a native
OF Massachusetts, the mother OF Connecti-
cut, n both OF Puritan stock. Lorenzo
had two brothers and four sisters. His
father was a farmer, and Lorenzo received
such education as the far West" of that
period-viz: the country east of the Mis-
sissippi-afforded. Business frequently
called his father from his home and Loren
20, as the eldest son, was left in charge OF
the farm. In early youth be had a mill.
tary yearning or ambition. and it is related
by his sister Eliza r. that she cut and
made for him a freedoms Suit that ap-
pears to have rivaled in oil
ornament the old-time fuss and feathers"
apparel OF IKE militiamen on the general
muster-day" at the county courthouse.
Lorenzo in due time attended Oberlin
College, Ohio, at that time a
Presbyterian institution. in whose re-
ligious doctrines and practices the future
"Prophet" and inspired Apostle" had
very little, il any, belief. 1t happened that
On route to Oberlin he met an 'inspired |
~Eloer'-David B, Patten. In converse. !
ton with Patten he got an insight into |
AeEmoRism and began to speculate on !
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-05

Last night in Miners Union building the
delegates elected by the various labor or
ganization of Silver Bow county met and
elected the following temporary officers:
8. c. Graney, president; George Schwagher,
vice president; Mark H.Bryan, correspond
ing secretary: Macarthur, treasurer and
William Baker, sergeant-at-arms. A com
mittee to prepare constitution and bylaws
was appointed. The assembly then ad-
journed till next Sunday evening, January
9th.
About the hour when ghosts get out to
take in the sights OF cities, the Miner re-
porter last night in his usual walk over
town in search OF news, stepped into Mrs.
Osborue's Green Rooms, on Park Street.
He was introduced to a pretty lady whom
he understood to be Miss Shamrock. TO
the introduction Mrs. Osborne added some
kind words about the men of the South,
and added, probably through politeness to
an ex-Coniederate, that the reporter was a
native OF the South. ''He is. you say; be
1abers, l thought he was O dacint MANI
waa the young lady's reply, and the effect
was Q erNshey.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-02-14
A DIsGRACEFUL DEBT.

Property owners in the burnt dis
trict, whose land was appropriated for
widening and making new streets, are
complaining bitterly because they have
not yet been paid the amounts of dam
ages awarded them. Some of them
have lost their lots entirely in the inn
provement process; while the rents
accruing to others have been reduced
as much as one-half il not more. II
is disgraceful that the Government
should allow claims OF this nature to
remain unpaid for SO long, while
money can be found to buy an ancient
trading vessel at fancy price and
convert her into gunboat at prodi
gal expenditure.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-02-14
HAWAIIAN TRADITION.

In one of series of "1ecture talks"
on the "Old Testament Stories," de-
livered in Charming Hall, Boston, the
Rev. Brooke Herford is reported as
follows by the Herald of that city. 1t
will be noticed that the reporter has
failed to "catch on" to our Judge For
handlers Nance
An illustration of the power Of tradi-
ton is shown in the investigation of the
history of certain groups of islands,
such as Tahiti, New Zealand, Hawaii,
etc. When first discovered the inhab-
itants were cannibals belonging to the
Stint age" using flint weapons and
knowing no writing Some Of these
groups we're 1900, 5000 or even
5000 miles from each other, with no
means of communication. Rev. Will
liam Ellis, first minister to Tahiti,
found that the inhabitants we're most
careful in preserving genealogies, trac-
ing them back 100 generations, of
which he supposed the last 80 to be
accurate. Mr.. George Gray collected
the traditions Of New Zealand, and the
traditions of several groups were inves-
tigated, the search being most interest-
ing and thorough.
Fernando studied into the traditions
OF the Hawaiians, and learned some
very curious things, first, by taking
them separately, and afterward in CON
nection with the traditions of other
islands. For instance, the family line
of King Kalakaua could be traced back
Through AZ generations Of chiefs, and
back Of that through so more, suppos
ably to the first man. In the early
layer, that is, in the 50 earlier genera
tions, the names Of some gods appear,
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-02-14

showing some mythology mingled with
he truth; but the last AZ are shown to
be very accurate. There are curious
indications that these generations are
genuine, and in the main outlines reli-
able; this is shown by comparison with
investigations carried on in other
groups of islands. In two or three
groups about 20 generations back,
that is 600 or 100 years, the traditions
tell universally of period of great stir,
travel, adventure and new discoveries.
Back Of that the traditions OF the diff
ferent groups begin to mix and some
of the same names occur. Thus the
traditions of two of the groups showed
for 10 generations precisely the same
names-all but one-and in the same
order, while the traditions of New
Zealand showed the names of four
chiefs and their wives-eight names in
ALTO be identical with seven names
in another group 5000 miles away.
Some Of the traditions are clear for
100 or 500 years, or about 20 genera
tons. Some give details, as, for ex-
ample, how a temple was built and
stones passed from hand to hand for a
distance of nine miles from the quarry.
This is in the earlier layer, where the
traditions are less distinct. Some tell
that 80 generations ago new order of
nobility was established. One Of the
traditions is very interesting in the
light OF careful investigation. 1t tells
ofayessel wrecked IL generations agoin
the vicinity of Hawaii, and that some
white people swan ashore, and lived
among the natives from that time.
This would be about 1890 to 1880,
and the state of the worlds shipping at
that time was such that there were not
more than 10 or ia ships which would
with any degree of probability have
been in those waters. Fernando look
ed into the old Spanish records and
found that in 1897 three ships left New
SPAN for the Moluccas, and only one
was heard Of She reported terrible
storm, which separated them, and, as
their course was within degree or 2
degrees south of Hawaii, and about
1000 leagues, or 200 miles distant
from that island, the facts went far to
corroborate the tradition. Perhaps this
tradition was not true, but we have
strong grounds for believing that it has
its source in the same facts as the
written history.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-02-14
Napoleon Bonaparte.

Mr.. Osman Day delivered his lee
ture upon this subject before a large
assemblage in the Club House, King
street, Saturday evening Mr.. John
Brown occupied the chair. Mr.. bay
spoke for two hours and held his audi
ence in rapt attention. His elegant
description of the battles of Marengo,
Austerlitz and Jena was received with
universal applause. The vivid por-
trayal of the blood-strained snow Of
Elau, the burning of the town of Fried
land, the blowing up Of the Kremlin,
the retreat from Moscow over the
frozen waste, the passage Of the Bere-
sinna and the battle OF Waterloo were
greeted with long and continued ap
plause. His reciting of Campbell's
"Battle OF Hohenlinden" was rendered
in fine elocutionary style. The chair.
man proposed a vote Of thanks to the
lecturer, which was received with uni
yersal appreciation.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-02-14

THE DAILY HERALD, 50 cents per
month delivered.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-02-14
MONDAY. FEBRUARY "a 1887
A HAsTY ATTACK.

The occasion selected by our morn
ing contemporary for its criticism Of
the Post Office, on Saturday, was rather
unfortunate for the critic. 1t happened
that there was never mail more expe-
ditiously disposed of than that arriving
from San Francisco by the steamship
Australia on Wednesday. A consign-
ment Of three bags Of letters and
twenty-seven Of papers was received at
the Post Office about one O'Clock that
day, and by six o'clock the same eve
ming it was all distributed, except the
fag end composed of circulars and
papers with blind or ambiguous adj
dresses, with possibly a few news
papers mislaid or overlooked in the
rush Of work. Not only that, but the
entire mail for Hawaii and Maui was
made up and despatched in the same
time, the steamer Lehua of the Wilder
line having been detained for that pur-
pose. Otherwise the people Of those
islands would not have received their
mail for nearly a week later by the
steamers Llkelike and Kinau sailing
to-day. This prompt service has been
gratefully acknowledged by several
influential people of those islands.
Mr.. Geo. C. Williams, superintendent
of the Spreckelsvllle plantation, Maui,
and postmaster there, has written the
following to the Postmaster General
"Mr. F. Wundenberg, Postmaster
General
"Dear Sir.-Please accept thanks
from the public and self, for your
kindness in sending our mail, and also
from self in sending my papers from
Soper's We had resigned ourselves
to our fate, not expecting the mail till
Tuesday o. m. This gives US chance
to answer our San Francisco mail pei
w. G. Hall, which leaves Maalaea
Bay on the 18th inst.
'Yours in haste,
Geo. c. Williams"
The comparison between the Sar
Francisco and the Honolulu pos
offices made by the Ad0ertissy is no
explicit enough to base judgment upon
There are general reasons, however
why any comparison between the two
would be unfair.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-02-14
Hotel Arrivals.

The following are registered at the
Hawaiian Hotel: Major w. II. Corn
we'll, Maui; Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Bowles,
San Francisco; Otto Kepler, Germany;
E. Bredow, Apia; James Renton, Ko-
hala; ]. N. S. Williams, Honolulu; +.
S. Lea, England; G. A. M. Gordon,
Scotland; Jas, Ardman, Hoban, Tas-
mania; Mrs. Ardman and Miss Ard
man, Melbourne; Rev. +. Osborne
Ellis and wife, Great Ban, Stafford,
England; Frank B. Auerbach, Heeia,
Oahu.
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rr~HE WESTERN AND HAWAIIAN IN
/ vestnent Company QimitedD

Money loaned for long short periods on approved
security. Applyto W. l.. GREEN
Office Beaver Block, Fort ST. Manager
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-02-14
SIDE LIGHTS.

Smoke the "Wedge," to be found at
&c. ], McCarthy's.
Ha, hal told you! A thousand and
one of those sweet barber pole chewing
sticks have arrived at the Elite Ice
Cream Parlors.
The latest novelty is the Monkey
Chewing Gum, with other plain and
fancy chewing gum, to be had only at
the Elite Ice Cream Parlors.
Yum, yuml Cream candies and other
plain and fancy candies just arrived
per Australia at the Elite Ice Cream
Parlors
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-02-14
Musical instructor
NOTICE.

n LII PERSONS ARE HEREBY
Awarned not to trespass on the Island Of
Mokuumeume In Pearl River Lagoon OF to
fish in its waters, and all found doing so, will
be prosecuted according TO law.
FRANK BROWN.